AltWeeklies Wire
The Nuclear Optionnew
An international trade group doesn’t believe Mississippi should pass a law that would require the Public Employee Retirement System to pull certain investments that have ties with Iran.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-21-2013 |
International
Blessings for All Unionsnew
Bishop Duncan Gray III of Mississippi’s Episcopal Church will allow churches to bless same-sex unions.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-21-2013 |
LGBT
From Punishment to Healing: Moving Mental-Health Care Homenew
On March 10, 2010, the Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center sued then Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour along with a handful of state mental-health administrators on behalf of several teenagers whom the state was holding in mental institutions. All of the children's problems stemmed from trauma.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-15-2013 |
Health
Organizing in the Southnew
The spirit of revival certainly was in the air at Tougaloo College's Holmes Hall
Jan. 29, where a crowd of 200 or more gathered to show support for Nissan workers seeking a union election at the giant plant in Canton.
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
02-15-2013 |
Business & Labor
Created Equalnew
Watching the inauguration of President Barack H. Obama was bittersweet. I was proud to have advocated for my president, and I feel validated by his inclusion of the LGBT community and the diversity on display.
Jackson Free Press |
Eddie Outlaw |
02-07-2013 |
LGBT
Digital Displays of Affectionnew
In fall 2010, a New Jersey-based pastor by the name of Cedric Miller made national headlines after demanding that married church leaders in his congregation give up their Facebook accounts or resign.
Jackson Free Press |
Anthony Hales |
02-07-2013 |
Tech
Weapons of Mass Destructionnew
The gun lobby has become too strong, too strident and a bit insane.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The 'Gun-Show Loophole'new
Mississippians with a yen to add to their personal arsenals can head out to a gun show in the state just about any weekend of the year.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Put Funds into Education, Not Guardsnew
Last week, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves went on the record to push the National Rifle Association's pro-gun agenda in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
From Dixie With Slugsnew
Thomas Wortham IV, a Chicago police officer and Iraq war veteran, was killed during a 2010 shootout with a gun traced to Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The NRA Bankrollnew
On Dec. 21, National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre went in front of the TV cameras to read an announcement regarding the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Parenting Through Serious Illnessnew
Serious medical problems are scary for grownups, but they can be even scarier for kids, who may not be able to fully understand or conceptualize the implications of any given diagnosis or treatment or what it might mean for their lives.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
01-17-2013 |
Health
ALEC Pushes Stand-Your Ground Billsnew
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which received widespread media coverage after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin Feb. 26, 2012, is similar to Mississippi's Castle Doctrine, with one major difference: location doesn't matter.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Policy Issues
Guns: A Public Health Crisis?new
Despite the pervasive notion that guns make people safer, science suggests otherwise.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Night Ridersnew
Federal prosecutors say a white Rankin County gang's spree of race-fueled violence resulted in the death of James Craig Anderson, a black man, in June 2011.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-11-2013 |
Race & Class
